Weekly Weigh In - Week 7

I received an e-mail this week that made me feel like some of you reading think I have this all together.

Let me assure you I don't.  If I did, I would no longer have 64 pounds to lose.  (Yep, another week with no loss, but no gain either) I struggle daily, sometimes hourly with this.  As I have looked back over the last almost two months and realized something important.

The weeks I have felt the most in control of this journey, the most aware, and had the best results were the weeks where I was focused not on myself, but on my Creator.  Where I focused more on glorifying God with this journey than on the number on the scale.  Those were my best weeks. I think I need more of those weeks.  

Next up, the promised recipes!  

First up - No Bake Energy Balls

Weekly Weigh In - Week 6

Over all it was a good week - My husband and my 9th anniversary for starts!  9 Years!  We celebrated by going out to a nice dinner. And boy did we enjoy ourselves!

I didn't loose this week, but I didn't gain.  I am actually losing a little motivation - any tips on that?

Also, the votes were split this week on the recipe - so we will start with the No-Bake Energy Balls, next week will be the Buffalo Chicken Salad and the week after will be the Quiche.
How about you guys - any success stories?

Weekly Weigh In - Week 3

This was a rough week - it was a holiday week, it was stressful, it just wasn't my best week.

But I didn't gain.  I was shocked this morning when I weighed in and had not gained anything.

I learned something in this last week, I have two choices when life is stressful, I can eat myself sick- or I can pray about it and find something useful to do.  For the first time, I chose the later.  In the past if I had a "bad" week and didn't lose, or gained, I wanted to give up and quit.  I am not doing that this time.  I am starting fresh today - back into my routine, low carb, no skipping meals then binging later (and over eating).

How do you handle rough weeks?  Or holiday meals?  We had some healthier options this year and all the extra desserts that were left went to work with my sweet husband today.  (I made a new dessert, man was it good!)
Leave a comment on what great choices you made this week!

Weekly Weigh In - Week 2

So how did this week go?  Down 2 pounds! That is a total of 3.5 pounds in two weeks.  I am pretty excited about that.

I know for me, I tend to focus on how I have failed and often need reminders that there are times I get it right. Today I would like to focus on those successes!

The first was just planning out my week.  I planned menus, time, activities and planned in times that I could treat myself, and times I knew that I needed to buckle down more to make room in my life for the treats.

Second, we went for ice cream at my favorite place (this was actually not this past week, but the week prior) Handel's Homemade Ice Cream.  In the past, I would get a dish of ice cream and eat it so fast that I didn't really even taste it.  Which is a shame - as the dark chocolate raspberry truffle is worth every minute on the treadmill to burn the calories.  This time, I got a small dish, ate part of it, and took the rest home and ate it over several days.  I stretched it out, and enjoyed it even more.  I was just as satisfied as when I pigged out and ate it all.

Lastly, I had dinner with a friend at a favorite restaurant. I planned my day (food wise) around this day, and instead of emptying the bread basket myself, I had two small pieces.  That was it.  I also ordered a huge salad for an appetizer, with fruit and nuts and all kinds of goodness in it, and just a small appetizer for my main course.  I even took some home for the next day.

So, those were my recent successes.  This weeks goals are to still exercise at least 5 times, 30 minutes of cardio, and adding in some toning exercises.  (Thank goodness for nap time!)  It is also Easter Weekend, which for us means a lot of food, so part of my plan is to accommodate for the big meals during other parts of the days/week.

Have a good week!

Weekly Weigh In

Well, I will be honest- I had a rocky start.  I thought I had it all together, I had a plan, a menu (did anyone else try the chicken salad recipe? OH MY GOODNESS!!!)

I did not, however, account for getting sick (I actually went to the doctor, and needed a horse-pill sized antibiotic twice a day).  Oh well, best of intentions right?

Just to review, my goal was to just eat better and exercise at least 5 days in the last week.  I did overall eat better and was much more conscious of what I was eating, and in spite of being sick I still exercised 4 of the 5 days I had planned to do so.

I wasn't expecting much this morning on the scale, but was pleasantly surprised to be down 1.5 lbs! So, only 68.5 pounds to go!

This weeks goals are much the same - eat the right things and exercise 5 different days for at least 30 minutes.

(Did anyone else know that Netflix has some exercise videos on there right now? Just found that today!)

Check back later in the week for a post on my new favorite snack!

Better - Part II

I am taking a leap out of my comfort zone here - I am going to share with you some of the specific things I am trying to be "Better" at in 2012.

The first one is mostly because I would like some public accountability - I am really trying to loose weight.  I am not going to share what my starting weight is, or what my goal is, just share that I am trying to loose 70 pounds.  Yikes.  I hate that I have to even type that number.  (And no, the goal weight isn't a number I just pulled out, it is actually within the range that my doctor and I discussed based on my health and body type.)

For however many weeks it takes, I will be updating you on how I am doing with this, if I have lost weight that week, and what I have done to reach my goal that week.  I will share new recipes I have tried and loved, and any other successes I have had

What brought about this new found determination - let me tell you.
I was looking through old pictures of myself, and I didn't recognize myself in two of them.  Because I was so much closer to a healthier weight than I am now.  I seriously had to take a second to realize it was me in the photos.  I realized that I want to be the fun Mom playing with my son at the park, not just sitting on a bench watching.  I wanted to be a part of my life, the life God has blessed me with, and not just sit on the sidelines.

Here is the plan - I am seriously watching my portion control (Hello Measuring Cups) and following a fairly low carb diet, not no carbs, just low carbs.  (Like a Low GI diet) and I have set goals for myself for the next few weeks regarding exercise.  This week my goal is to use our treadmill for at least 30 minutes 5 times in the next 7 days.

I'll be back next Monday to share how this week has gone.

(If you would like to join me in this journey by starting your own, please leave me a comment! I would love to know I am not alone out there!)